Uncommon Sense

Vice President Dogsbody – the rise of misleading job titles

I just saw a job ad today for “Vice President of General Duties”. Vice President? So what are these general duties then? They must be pretty important to need a President, one that also needs a Vice.

Job Type:
Casual
Assistance with general duties as follows:

delivery of marketing flyers
assistance with various on site promotions
mystery shopping of agents
various other day to day activities

I really don’t want to demean anyone doing these kinds of jobs, they have to be done and they pay the bills. But isn’t it a little misleading and absurd to come up with pompous titles? How about “All Powerful Ruler of Washing Up required for busy restaurant.”